Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Wednesday that Moritz “Mo” Wagner signed a two-year contract with the Brooklyn Nets worth about $19 million, with the second year structured as a mutual option.
- Sources say the deal is fully guaranteed under the reported terms and that either the player or the Nets must opt in to trigger the second season and guarantee the remaining salary next summer.
- Brooklyn signed Wagner to add a physical, floor‑spacing backup big after trading Nic Claxton and adding Julius Randle, with Day'Ron Sharpe projected to start at center and Wagner expected to come off the bench.
- Wagner is coming off a torn ACL suffered in December 2024 and returned in January 2026; he averaged roughly 6.9 points and 3.2 rebounds in limited minutes last season as he rebuilt his game.
- Orlando loses a veteran reserve and a longtime locker‑room presence who had played alongside his brother Franz Wagner since college, a personnel change that coincided with the Magic pursuing other frontcourt options.